Sessional Lecturer | HBA VS | VIS331H1F – Art Criticism

Date Posted: 05/29/2024

Req ID: 37594

Faculty/Division: Faculty of Architecture,Landscape&Design

Department: Daniels Faculty of Arch., Land & Design

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

Criticism is a practice of writing distinct from academic argumentation or artists’ writings, with a long history in periodicals, newspapers, and exhibition catalogues. The course surveys the genre to analyze key texts that have shaped the narrative of art leading to, and including, the current discourse. Students both read and write criticism in the course, experimenting with voice, rhetoric, and polemics.

Class Schedule: P0101 Tuesday 09:00-12:00

Sessional dates of appointment: September 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024

Estimate of the course enrolment: Approximately 25 students per section

Salary: Sessional Lecturer I – $9,457.90; Sessional Lecturer I Long Term – $9,930.79; Sessional Lecturer II – $10,121.77; Sessional Lecturer II Long Term – $10,326.62; Sessional Lecturer III – $10,362.76; Sessional Lecturer III Long Term – $10,570.02 (inclusive of vacation pay)

Please note that should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.

Minimum Qualifications: MA, MFA (or equivalent graduate degree), or PhD (or equivalency in professional experience and terminal degree) in the field and previous lecture/seminar teaching experience. Applicants may be asked to supply references.

Preferred Qualifications: International publishing record.

Description of Duties: Preparation and delivery of course material; managing digital teaching materials, supervision of teaching assistants; preparation and delivery of assignments, tests, seminars; marking of student work, submission of grades, dealing with student enquiries, appeals and petitions and student contact hours.

Application Submission: To apply, please complete the Daniels online application form and submit a curriculum vitae to the Daniels Selection Committee at [email protected].

Closing Date: 06/19/2024, 11:59PM EDT

This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement. 

It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolment. Should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail. 

Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II or Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with Article 14:12 of the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 collective agreement.

Please note: Undergraduate or graduate students and postdoctoral fellows of the University of Toronto are covered by the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 collective agreement rather than the Unit 3 collective agreement, and should not apply for positions posted under the Unit 3 collective agreement.

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